This work explores the sociocultural and historical contexts of African American English. Many issues that were raised but went unexplored in the 1970s are now receiving in-depth analyses; the relationship between enslavement practices and the language of the enslaved; capitalizing on the linguistic "root culture" in literacy and schooling; linguistic-cultural norms of reprimand; gender, age and popular culture manifested in African American language; and the role and perspective of the Black community relative to language issues. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
